In memoriam - E. Krishnamoorthy

On January 24th, E. Krishnamoorthy of Sangaman passed away in the General Hospital in Pondicherry, where he had been lying in coma after a road accident on January 12th. Krishnamoorthy came from Kuilyapalayam and worked from the early 1990s for the Auroville Messenger Service, bringing the Auroville News and other post items on his bicycle to the various communities. With his open smile and upbeat demeanor, his was a welcome presence in those much quieter days without email and telephones. Afterwards, he worked for the Solar Service and Electrical Service, and more recently at the UTS Taxi Service. He became a resident of Auroville in 2020. His body was cremated at the Auroville burial and cremation grounds on January 25t